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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Daniel Theobald, Sommerville, MA (US);
Thomas Allen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Theobald, Sommerville, MA (US);
Thomas Allen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Vecna Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 31/12 (2006.01); F15B 15/20 (2006.01); F15B 15/14 (2006.01); F15B 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/20 (2013.01); F15B 15/14 (2013.01); F15B 15/2807 (2013.01); F15B 15/2815 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator including a housing and a force sensing mechanism positioned within an interior of the housing and in operable communication with the actuator, the force sensing mechanism capable of measuring the various forces exerted by or on the actuator without losing any of the energy being transmitted by the actuator. A high precision position sensing mechanism can also be included with the actuator.